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M1.8 earthquake 7 km NNE of Balmorhea, Texas

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 7 km NNE of Balmorhea, Texas on Tue, Jul 1, 2025, 4:12 AM CDT (09:12 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 54 km W of Mentone, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2025-07-01 09:12:20 UTC
Depth
7.3 km (4.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.053° N, 103.720° W
Region
Texas
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.7 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
52°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 460 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 2.159 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 460 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 460 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.661 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 460 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 1.931 km W of Fort Stockton, Texas · 459 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 1.748 km W of Mentone, Texas · 459 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 1.948 km W of Mentone, Texas · 459 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 459 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 459 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 459 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 459 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 459 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 459 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 459 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 459 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 459 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 1.810 km E of Toyah, Texas · 459 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 459 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 1.547 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 459 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 1.810 km E of Toyah, Texas · 458 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  21. 1.753 km W of Mentone, Texas · 458 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  22. 1.950 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 458 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  23. 1.750 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 458 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  24. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 457 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  25. 1.535 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 457 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  26. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 457 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  27. 1.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 457 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  28. 2.144 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 457 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  29. 2.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 457 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  30. 2.454 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 456 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  31. 2.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 456 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  32. 1.554 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 456 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  33. 1.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 456 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  34. 2.231 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 456 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  35. 1.534 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 456 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  36. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 456 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  37. 1.615 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 455 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  38. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 455 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  39. 1.853 km W of Mentone, Texas · 455 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  40. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 455 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  41. 2.140 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 455 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  42. 1.822 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 455 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  43. 2.240 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 455 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  44. 2.564 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 455 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  45. 2.358 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 455 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  46. 2.456 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 455 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  47. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 455 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  48. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 455 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  49. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 455 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  50. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 455 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  51. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 455 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  52. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 455 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  53. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 455 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  54. 1.638 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 455 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  55. 1.938 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 455 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  56. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 455 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  57. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 455 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  58. 2.751 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 454 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  59. 1.559 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 454 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  60. 1.661 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 454 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 461 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 3.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 461 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 2
  3. 2.159 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 461 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 1.646 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 461 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 1.952 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 461 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 461 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 1.653 km W of Mentone, Texas · 462 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 2.154 km W of Mentone, Texas · 462 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 1.554 km W of Mentone, Texas · 462 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 1.736 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 462 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 1.553 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 462 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 1.551 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 462 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 1.540 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 463 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 463 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 463 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 463 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 2.217 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 463 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 463 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 1.953 km W of Mentone, Texas · 464 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 464 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2025muytfo. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:12 PM UTC.